Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-02-25

"Cal don't-don'tl" says Nadine,
s?iult.cring v.o,catly.
"Mcl, there, tlcro. have unncrvcd
you, and Ousht to he ASHAMED of MY.
self. Lat the fact Is. t,ni Nnnervcd my
sclt, only my nervousness has the effect
Of raising, u scrsc uf ri,licule within me-
carnot Keep from jestlng on last
nights adventure, though dare sny TO-
morrow | shall be prostratcd 1t is n
strange excitement, letter not irtiulgcd.
We'll! 1t is nn i'll wind TINT blows nobody
good. Iou cannot compel Inc, tyrunt
that You arc! TO stnhimer over i:,y Ger
man to-day"
An arrangement had been entered into
between thcia some weeks ago. when
Milliccnt Ind hccn brought out aud was
supposed to lavc left her chidhucd ana
the echoolroom behind hci. Nadinc.
for many reasons, would not consent to
bc her companion. One was hccnusc she
could not we'll leave her mother; another
because of her engagement 10 Paul An.
nerlcy; another (was it 10 very import.
nnt0 because she could not rive up the
tuition of Mr.. Durnn's li.t'o daughter.
So Aiilliccnt had squared matters by de-
claring 10 her nuntic that though she
considered she knew n3 much music ns
would carry her on through l.fc, her
knowlcdsc OF German was still 6inguinrly
deficient, and nuntlc, delighted Mt this
trait of intellectual diligence In her
niece, Lad at once requested Miss Roche
to continue her thrco visits week ITO
Park lane ns heretofore.
"Tcll me about It," snys Nadine breath
lcs3ly, her big bluo eyes enlarged with
fear and curiosity. Sho has seated her
celf on dainty prio dicu, and is lcnnin;.
forward with clasped hands In I'M attitude
hiChl- Cffr.frQCtiCn ~
fore highly suited 20 the chair
Milliccnt, nothing loath, makes her a
present OF the entire scene from begin
ming TO end.
"lle might have been much worse
burglar nll things considered, ind thcro
WIS quite II touch OF cliivalry-a suspic-
ion Of Claude Duva,--in tho fact of his
making me present 20 my own lucllct, ="
she says, atill unable 10 refrain from
turning tho whole thing into r,diculc
ITO go TO tho very root Of tho matter, it
must be confessed that I'm the proud
rossessor of his heart lIo left ne that
Gt least"
''Thc cownrdw snys Nadine. clnsniny
her pretty hands, ''to attack nlono ono
poor woman! but. Milliccnt, from whnt
you .cll l:ic, IL don't think the burglar
could liGve hccn quito common man.
Was lie tall-handsomef'
"I!Hndsomc! Why, l couldn't SEQ n
feature in his'fncc. You don't suppoBo
Tint that sort or person comes around
with an open, ingenious coup.cE1ncc,
reSdy for I'll mems inspection. II Go. you
nre mistaken. My burglar cano with n
mask that prevented me from seeing tho
ch!se!cd features that feel convinced my
bcnea'h IT, Altogether, lie was not Of tho
con,r;on, every dny lot that ono mccta.
4 lie 1QrN.r.tIrn frnr, Il 3,
l.ncs lIo was strange TO me. Strange!
| Ana vctr-
Snddcnly tl:c ralf rocking. wholly gny
air fhc Inns used hitherto drops from her.
ard a..c turns upon Nadine stnrtlc,l
i,l"ncc. She leans toward her, and lay
in, her hand upon her shoulders, subjccls
her to on exhaustive scrutiny
"I nrst speak. 1 must tell you" sho
says at last. ut has weighed upon E:c
ever since, Gnd-urd--thc others MOE I'll
con5itcr it IL the light OF nightmare,
or else say the idea arose from II fccl..::s
of nervous horror; but II did not"
"Whct is il, Millsccnt? You forget |
do not understand Says Nadine, II l.t.lo
awcd by the Golcmnity of tho othcr's
glance.
Just this; that thrt terrible burglar,
fro!a thc time lie entered my room to tho
time liz left ii, seemed strangely famil-
ia-. cannot account for H. Ills voice
! never Heard before. He was dressed in
The clothes Of II common workman. and /
know no workman. His face, indeed,
was hiddcnn---
She stols abruptly - though oppressed
by solac hidden thoue.it.
"Ics, il WIS hidden" she rnys at last.
"Yct | nm pursued by ~ hidcoua fear
that Ii co lid lavo removed that mask
the features would have been familiar TO
mcl'
Sho sinks bncs in her chnir, looking
pale md exhausted.
at il mere nervousness" says Nntlinc
tcndcrly. "a clincra arising from mn
ovcrvrought scnsiEility. DO not think
of him ngain, darling. Rest, and time
will cure you Of that foolish pl,antnsy"
"Nothing will cure nc OF the certainty
that face well known TO me lay lcliird
that humble mask" returns Eiilliccrt
with shutldcr.
She rallies little after while, md n
swift smile curves l.cr lir3.
1--WE ere n doomed family" she snys
gnyly. "a prey TO burglars First my
aunt, Lady Valworth's, diamonds dis
appear, rot 10 lie restored by ill thc de-
tcctiyc power in England, and now, my
sapphircs! Poor Uncle Timothy! ho
gave much of his lilo to n contemplation
ct t.iosc stones, and now n vulgar tr!ini-
nnl is tho pcsscssor Of them. IL il very
cruel of NE 10 laugh, IS IL not? Especially
rs arl the only on, that can SEQ a
coriicnl side of tho cffair. Yes, Inn sorry
that am not more sorry because OF
their disappearance. +"
HAS Mr.. Boyle yet heard of their
being stolcnf'
mot yet. IIc was to have been l.cre
this morning but'i--
'IIc was here this morning Garlng,"
says Mrs. Brand, who hrs just entered
The roam and heard the drift OF The con
versation, "but you were then SO wcnk
that OF course l could not sec him. He
heard nothing, a3 told Brown 10 lie 81
lent about our sensation to any caller
SO he merely left word that lie hoped
your Ecadaclic would be better econ Il
suggcstcd headache 10 Brown cs n gen
cral and safe sort Of not ut homc), ard
TINT hc would call again tomorrow
morning."
Wonderfully attentive for him." says
Aiillicent, smoothing down the 1accs of
her loose gown.